Boston Globe Today: Sports | March 8, 2024

WATCH: Friday's show. Stories include: The Red Sox need the best-case scenario to reach the playoff & why Chad Finn thinks today's Celtics resemble the 80's. Continue reading →

The NHL Trade Deadline is over. How do the Bruins stack up?

WATCH: With six weeks left in the season, NESN’s Sophia Jurksztowicz, Billy Jaffe, and Andy Brickley look at who's in and who's out. Continue reading →

Chad Finn evaluates the Red Sox's rotation

WATCH: The season just got harder before it even started. The Globe columnist discusses Lucas Giolito’s injury, and Brayan Bello’s contract extension. Continue reading →

Politics

Pentagon review finds no evidence of alien cover-up

The 63-page document is the most sweeping rebuttal the Pentagon has issued in recent years to counter claims that it has information on extraterrestrial visits or technology. Continue reading →

NEWS ANALYSIS

Biden delivered for nervous Democrats on Thursday. Now they want him to keep it up.

His path to reelection against former president Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, will require a combination of style, substance and stamina. Continue reading →

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

Trump secures bond to cover judgment in writer’s defamation case

Roundup of national political news. Continue reading →

World

Iran is responsible for the ‘physical violence’ that killed Mahsa Amini in 2022, UN probe finds

The stark pronouncement came in a wide-ranging initial report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council by the Fact-Finding Mission on Iran that concluded Tehran has committed “crimes against humanity” through its actions. Continue reading →

World

More nations join US-backed effort to send aid to Gaza by sea

Britain, the European Union, and the United Arab Emirates will join the United States in opening a maritime route for humanitarian relief to the Gaza Strip, officials said Friday, adding momentum to a complex and untested effort to bring urgently needed aid to the territory by sea. Continue reading →

World

Nigeria reels from two mass kidnappings, mainly women and children

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu condemned the abductions Friday and directed security and intelligence agencies to immediately rescue the victims, whom he called “very vulnerable” internally displaced people and students. Continue reading →

OPINION

Why schools should bring back eighth-grade algebra

Lack of diversity in advanced math classes is a problem, but leveling down is the wrong solution. Continue reading →

OPINION

Mass. Republican voters turn their backs on Jim Lyons — and his hard-edged style of politics

Tuesday’s fight over seats on the Republican State Committee was about two different theories of how to win political power in Massachusetts. Continue reading →

LETTERS

The MBTA Communities Act foes are stirring

"This legislation was an attempt to solve a well-documented pressing problem: We need more, and more dense, housing," writes one reader, while a Milton resident writes that the problem is the accessibility of the T and its woeful service. Continue reading →

Metro

‘She was a light:’ Friend remembers woman killed in apparent murder-suicide

Loren Marino, 24, was found dead inside her Haverhill home on Sunday after her boyfriend shot her, according to the Essex District Attorney’s office. Continue reading →

Somerville

In Somerville, ‘Lit Knits’ is a community crafting circle with a catch: Cannabis

The free knitting circle, which meets once a week at a Davis Square cannabis shop, was started by a local resident as a way to build community. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Students say in federal lawsuit that MIT has tolerated antisemitism, discriminatory conduct on campus

The suit demands that MIT expel students and fire professors and staff members who engage in or permit discriminatory conduct. Continue reading →

chad finn

The Celtics, and Jayson Tatum in particular, have some things to clean up before the playoffs

Back-to-back losses to the Cavaliers and Nuggets showed that they need to take care of the little things in games. Continue reading →

On Basketball

The Celtics needed Jayson Tatum to assert himself against the Nuggets. Instead, he went radio silent.

Tatum’s disappearance in key stretches prompted more questions about his ability to thrive in big games. Continue reading →

KEVIN PAUL DUPONT | ON HOCKEY

After latest moves, Bruins look no better prepared to attain Lord Stanley’s chalice

It’s not that their chances grew worse the last few days, but they certainly did not improve with the additions of Pat Maroon and Andrew Peeke. Continue reading →

Business

North End restaurants go another round in their bout with Wu over outdoor dining

Aggrieved restauranteurs slammed the mayor for playing "political bingo" and doubled down on claims of discrimination and lack of transparency. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Senators demand answers from Steward Health Care and its CEO

The information could reveal whether Steward has violated securities laws and whether its executives have violated their fiduciary duties, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey said. Continue reading →

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Obituaries

Richard Truly, 86, dies; shuttle astronaut who went on to lead NASA

A naval aviator and astronaut, Richard Truly flew aboard two early space shuttle missions and, as NASA’s associate administrator, guided the agency’s return to space after the Challenger disaster. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Estella Bergere Leopold dies at 97; found climate clues in ancient pollen

A botanist, Estella Bergere Leopold examined ancient pollen to illuminate the effects of climate change and helped preserve her father’s legacy as a founder of the modern conservation movement. Continue reading →

Obituaries

‘Dragon Ball’ creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68

Mr. Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga series, which started in 1984, has sold millions of copies globally and was adapted into hugely popular animated TV shows, video games and films. Continue reading →

Oscars

‘American Fiction,’ ‘The Holdovers,’ and more 2024 Oscar nominees with New England ties

Here are the films and stars from Boston and beyond nominated at the 96th Academy Awards. Continue reading →

Oscars

How to watch this year’s Academy Awards

ABC will broadcast the 2024 Oscars on Sunday night at a new time. Continue reading →

Arts

Rhode Island stained-glass window showing Christ as a man of color finds new home at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

The artwork is believed to be the first stained-glass piece to depict Jesus as a person of color. Continue reading →